Applications for the SLU New Venture Accelerator Due March 20
Saint Louis University innovators are encouraged to apply to the New Venture Accelerator (NVA), a 14-week summer program designed to help SLU founders launch and grow their ventures.
The accelerator provides participants with mentorship, faculty expertise, and structured programming focused on customer discovery, validation, business development, and revenue modeling. Selected teams are also eligible for equity-free investments of up to $50,000 through the NVA accelerator fund.
The program concludes with a Demo Day in August, where participants pitch their ventures to invited investors, strategic partners, and regional ecosystem leaders.
The application deadline is 11:59 p.m., on Friday, March 20, 2026. Applicants must submit the full application along with a two-minute pitch video. Applications can be filled out online.
Finalists will be selected in April and invited to participate in a live Finalist
Pitch Day before the summer cohort is announced.
Contact Jintong Tang, Ph.D., with questions.